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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
Dairy Schools in Europe.
Practical Farmer.

Dairy schools are becoming popular IN
Ireland. Some such example is only
needed TO stimulate Americans to estab-
fish schools where dairy1ng can be learn
ed. The first school of this kind was
started in 1880 in Munster, Ireland, and
has become so popular that part of the
applicants are refused for lack of room.
Over 300 girls have received instruction
since the school opened and Mr.. L. A.
Forster one of the inspectors of the Cork
butter market, says that "a very decided
Improvement has taken place ia the man
ufacture of butter throughout Munster"
Other schools have recently been estab-
lished at Giasnevin and at Worleston
Prizes are offered in the country schools
to girls who will show that they can make
nice butter in the meagerly furnished
dairies Of the neighborhood. This will
result in the girls coming to the schools
who are better prepared to take the sys-
tematio course offered. Denmark has
several such schools in successful opera
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
Of All Things Be Healthy.
.rJohn Lubbock

A mans happiness depends upon his
health. Health" said Somonides, sis
best for mortal man; next beauty; third
ly, well-gotten wealth; fourthly, the pleas
ures of youth among friends" Empe-
docles, we are told, was worshipped as a
god by the people of Selinus for having
delivered them from pestilence by drain
ing marsh; and a coin is said to have
been struck in his honor, representing
the philosopher in the act of stayin the
hand of Ph9bus. Few, however. perhaps
realize how much it is under our own con
troll. We all know that we can make our
selves Ill, and we can also do much to
keep ourselves well. A well-known PROV
erb tells US that at 40 every one is either
a fool or a physician. Unfortunately,
however, many persons are invalids at 40,
as well as physicians. Yet the requisites
OF health are plain enough; regular hab
Its, daily exercise. personal cleanliness,
simple diet, and moderation in eating as
well as in drinking, will keep most PEG
pie well. Dyspepsia, for instance, from
which so many suffer, is In nine cases out
ten persons own fault; it is strong ey-
ldence of toe little exercise and toe much
food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
How TO Have the Best Bacon.

If "a Subscriber" wishes TO have the
best bacon, she has but to follow the fol-
lowing directions: Assuming that the
pig has been properly fed, for you can
not have the best bacon from a garbage
fed beast, we will take an example ten
score pig-that is, weighing 200 pounds
and then the quantities can be regulated
according to weight. Sprinkle a cover
ing of salt over each piece, and lay them
in a tub, where they will remain for
twentyfour hours. Take out, and pour
away the brine that has been made.
Next powder about half pound of salt
petre, and rub this thinly over the pieces,
thus giving al, extra dose of saltpetre at
the openings. Then rub in about one
pound of brown sugar, and follow with a
moderate dose Of salt. Lay the pieces in
the tub, and sprinkle lite salt over each.
Take them out every alternate day, and
give them rub over the brine that will
be found in the bottom of the tub, and
in putting them back reverse the position
of the pieces so as to bring each to the
bottom in turn, one time with the
sward down, the next with the sward up.
The ditches should remain in the tnb q
week, the shoulders fortnight. and the
hams three weeks. am writing of 200
pound pig, and larger and smaller ones
mnst be regulated accordingly. When
finally taken out wash the bacon with an
almost dry cloth dipped in tepid water,
wipe dry, sprinkle little oatmeal over it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
What He Kept the Bull For.
Report of a Cleveland CO., Divorce Suit

hSPoib VI q NlcNciduO W. DlVOrC0 suit.
Mrs. Fulton had responded to Fulton's
suit with cross petition, but this was
dismissed, and she is now contending for
allmony. Her attorney questioned the
husband, and the following interesting
"bull" story was brought out, amid great
laughter:
Now" asked the lawyer, didn't you
keep ferocious bull TO scare your wife
with?n
II keep bull" responded Fulton, shut
had to; I couldn't sell him; he was cross;
but never thought of using him to scare
my wife,
What did you keep him for?n
well | used him as a sort of bank, or
rather made him guardian of my pri-
vate papers. Nothing was safe about the
house, and [ couldn't keep thing from
my wife. All my personal papers I ted
up and put them in the bulls manager, g
little ways above his head. They were
pretty secure there. as it wasn't safe for
any one on the farm except myself TO go
near the animal.
"Mrs. Fulton threaened continually to
burn the house, and | insured it, being
determined to save myself from loss. The
insurance papers were taken care of by
the bull in the same manner. He was a
pretty handy bull"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27

and hang up to the kitchen ceiling to
dry. Where there are openings IL the
shoulders and hams at the shank, ETC.,
dust little pepper, and if dark room
is available when dry, hang them there,
and no further precaution is needed, for
flies will not enter a dark room. IF, how
ever, the bacon is cured in winter, or
about the new year, it becomes sufi-
GENTLY dry to be safe from the attack of
flies in spring. The above directions
may seem to involve some trouble, in
reality they mean an hour each alternate
day of curing, and the work is well re-
paid. The variest tyro need not fear
making good bacon if he will carry cut
the above.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27

warm air may be allowed to escape
through ventillators or windows in or near
the ceiling.
2. Cream should invariably be removed
from the milk before the milk is sour.
3. The cream Of each churning should
be gathered into and kept in one vessel.
4. The value of the cream should be
well stirred every time fresh cream is
added.
5. In summer, cream should not be
left longer than three days before churn-
ing.
6. The best churning temperatures are
between 81 9 and so .. during summer,
and between Coz and 64 Q during the
winter.
Z. Butter can be more thoroughly wash
ed free from buttermilk while in the gran
ular condition than after it is gathered or
pressed into roll.
s. Only the best pure salt of medium
and uniform ineness of grain should be
used, and from three-quarters to an ounce
of salt per pound Of butter will be found
satisfactory for the summer.
8. The utmost CLEANLINESS IL milking, in
vessels, in utensils and in all surround
ings must be observed to preserve the
flavor and body of cream, butter and milk
from contamination.
The same authority uses the following
general rules:
l. Milk from healthy cows, only should
be used, and not until at least four DAYS
after calvjng.
2. Any harsh treatment that excites the
cow lessons the quantity and Injuries the
quality of her yield.
3. Cows should be allowed an abundant
supply of wholesome, suitable food, and
as much pure water as they will drink.
4. A supply of salt should be placed
where the COWS have access to it every
day.
5. Cows should not be permitted to
drink stagnant, impure water, nor to eat
cleanipgs from horse stables, leeks, turnip
tops, nor anything that would give the
milk an offensive faint.
6. All milk vessels should be thorough
ly cleansed; first being well washed, and
then scalded with boiling water, after
wards sufficiently aired TO keep them
sweet.
z. Cows should be MIXED with dry
hands, ard only after the udders have
been washed or well brushed.
s. Milking should be done and milk
should be kept only where the surround
ing air is pure and free from all object
ionable and tainting doors. Milking in
foal-smelling stable or yard imparts to
milk an injurious faint. Sour whey
should never be fed, nor should hogs be
kept In milking yard, or near milk
stand.
8. Tin pals only should be used for
milking
10, All milk should be properly strain
ed, Immediately after milking, and for
that purpose q detached strainer is pref
cradle to a strainer pail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
Obliged to Hurry Up.
New York Times

Conductor" inquired a hungry pas
senger on southern railroad, 'how long
Will this train stop for refreshments at
the next station?''
Just long enough" replied the official,
Tor me to down three hard boiled eggs
and cup of coffee. If my watch is any
where's near right, and its ticking fairly
well at present, we are in the neighbor-
hood of from two to to five hours behind
time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
Care of Ewes .

practical Farmer" in the London
Agricultural Gazette, gives the following
as among principal items in the abuse of
the flock:
1. Improper dieting. 2. Insufficient
food. 3. Want of regular exercise. 4.
Too much crowding and knocking about
when close to lambing. 5. Overfeedi ng
before lambing. 5. DIGGING or startl-
ing ewes by a careless shepherd.
1t is advised that the ewes be fed in
such a manner that their health and con
dition be maintained and kept regular.
The demand upon the eve increases as
the foetus grows, therefore the stockmas-
ter must keep pace with the necessities of
the case.
As to care, as the lamb approaches
Landing time, too high condition should
be avoided aud yet poverty must b.
guarded against. The experience of the
writer dictates the following, which will
apply quite as practically in the United
States, where dry food is chiefly used in
winter, af in England, where roots are
largely used in winter, wherein it is
stated:
IF think my ewes too fieshy l rather
stint them than otherwise for about a
week before Landing. To any which are
undoubtedly too fat, I give a dose of
opening medicine, maybe three days be-
fore we expect them to lamb; 1t reduces
the liability to Inflammation and strain
ing. After the eve has quite recovered
from the effects of lambing, and
is out of danger, | believe the
better you feed the better results
you will have in the lamb. One
great difiulty had with my shepherd at
first was to keep him from overfee ding
the eve from the time she had recovered
from what / would call the labor. No
sooner had she satisfied herself with her
lamb than he began to give all manner of
good things. This is great error land
my herd saw it). Until six or seven days
are over l don't think danger is past
You don't want a. bursting udder for two
newly-born lambs, much less for one;
you only cause uneasiness to the eve, and
if you don't haDd-milk in such a case,
the eve may go wrong in that direction.
Ewes treated on this system will drop
the finest of lambs; big and strong and
healthy, good color, full of firm flesh,
able to stand exposure almost at once
you will have no little white cripplls, and
no nursing to do. nor warming at the fire;
that is, comparatively speaking, your
ewes will get over their troubles easily
and your skin buyer will not find his
presence required as much as when he
visited you in the four course days"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
Butter Making at Farm Diaries.

The Ontario Agricultural College gives
the following instructions for this kind
of butter production:
1. Good ventilation for the milk house,
milk cellar or dairy room is most essen
tlal, and may be provided for, say, 200
feet Through it a supply of pure, fresh.
ceoi air may be admitted. The foul or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
BRoILED QUAIL.

Clean, wash and split down the back !;
lay IN cold water an hour; wipe carefully,
season with salt and pepper. and broil
over bright fire. When done lay in a
hot dish, butter on both sides and serve
at once. Pigeons, woodcock and small
birds may be broiled IN the same manner,
and are delicious and nourishing fare for
inyslidS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
REyIYING GILT FRAMES.
APPLE DUMPLINGs.

Large, juicy apples are needed for
dumpllngs, which are made in paste in
the proportion of generous half pint of
timely minced suet to large quart of
flour, adding very little water. The
apple is carefully pared and cored. Each
one is inclosed in the thin paste, just
enough to hold it securely. Fill the hole
caused by extracting the core with brown
sugar, squeeze on it the sugar. the juice
of lemon with the grated yellow rind, or
add powdered nutmeg or rosewater. The
cloths must first be dipped in hot water
and sprinkled with flour, room being left
for the dumpling to swell. Let them boil
for one hour. Eat with any sauce pre-
ferred.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
Leave of Absence for Army Officers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Mander-
son to-day introduced bill giving army
officers who have had no leaves of absence
for period of five years five months
leave without deduction of pay and one
month additional for each additional
year passed without leave of absence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
In Society.
Mashi gton Critic.

Professor Pluggug latter the introduc-
on)-Charmed to meet you, Miss Van
Ripper, more particularly because if you
are one of the Albany Van Ripers, your
father and I are cousins.
Miss Van Ripper (sweetly, but with un-
told relief)-Oh, I'm aWfuily sorry, it's SO
nice to meet ones relatives, but we live in
West Albany.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
Caring tor the Sufferers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-Miss Clara Bar
ton, president of the American National
Red Cross association, will go this week
TO Texas to investigate the condition of
the sufferers of the Texas drouth last
year. They are said to number $4,000
nd to be destitute.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
CORNED BEEF HASH.

Take tender boiled corned beef en-
t1rely free from fat Or gristle; chop it
line, and mix with it chopped boiled pc
tatoes. Add enough salt TO season the
potatoes; pepper to your taste; mix very
thoroughly together, and let it stand over
night. Half an hour before the time to
serve place 1t on the fire in an iron frying
pan, with one tablespoonful of butter to
each cup of the mixture. Let this cook
slowly on the back Of the range, stirring
frequently; if it becomes too dry, add
boiling water. Taste it, and if not sufi-
GENTLY seasoned throw in some pepper
and salt, but very cautiously. Serve very
Lot.
shoulder of veal may be made an
epicures dish. Strip the skin off the
shoulder, leaving it attached at one end;
lard the veal with fat of bacon. This
process of Harding is used to give flavor
and richness to dry meats, such as veal
turkey, rabbits, pheasants, etc. ALI that
is required is larding needle, which can
be bought at any house furnishing store,
and some fat bacoR. Add a seasoning
of sweet herbs, mace, lemon peel, chop
ped fine, pepper and salt; replace the
skin, place in a stewpan with gravy, and
stew till tender; chop also lettuce or
some spinach, with tablespoonful of
vinegar, also, an onion and parsley; stew
them with butter; add to them when ten
der some of the gravy and bits of ham
stew all together for short time; lift up
the skin of the shoulder and place the
herbs under and over; return the skin as
before, brown it In the oven, and serve
hot with gravy on the dish.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
THE HOUSEHOLD.
CELERY TOPS.

Celery tops make the best garnish TO
oysters la youlette and for many other
dishes. The cook usually throws them
away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
POTATO SNOW.

Pare and boil some potatoes, drain and
shake dry over the fire with a wooden
spoon, press them through a colander in.
to dish below. They will heap up light
ly in coiling strings. Season with salt
and white pepper and serve when very
hot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27
ROAST sNIPE.

Clean and truss the birds, lay them in
rows in the dripping pan, sprinkle with
salt and haste well with butter, then with
butter and water. When they are done
serve them on the toast with the gravy
poured over. The largest snipe will not
require more than twenty inmates to
roast. Another way is TO dip an oyster
in melted butter, then in bread crumbs
seasoned with pepper and salt, and put
IN each bird before roasting.
REYIvING GILT FRAMES.
Gilt frames may be revived by a mix
ture of two ounces of white of an egg and
ounce of chloride of potash or soda.
The frames must be free from dust and
then the mixture applied with q soft
brush. Such frames may be cleaned with
a solution of small quantity of salts of
tartar dissolved In a wine bottle of water
Soak piece of cotton batting in the liq
uld and dab the frames very gently with
1t; do not rub them for the gilt would
come off if you did. Place the frames so
the water may drain from them and syr-
inge with cold water. The mixture must
not be too strong.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27

The flood at Cornwall, Ont caused
by the ice jam, is rapidly receding and all
danger for the present is past.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27

aB For notices in reference to Special Excur-
sonS, changes of time, and other items of inter-
,st IN connection with the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to the local
columns of this paper
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27

CREAM PUDDING FOR COLD SLAW.
Two tablespoonfuls of sweet cream,
whipped, one of sugar and four of vine
gar. Beat well and pour over very fine
cut cabbage, seasoned with salt.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-14
The City of Rio de Janeiro.

The P. NJ S. S. City of Rio de Janeiro
arrived last evening, eight days from
San Francisco. She brought five pas
sengers for this port and has in transit
for Yokohama and Hongkong four cabin
passengers and "a Chinese. The Rio de
Saneiro sails at 6 80 O'Clock this morn
ing. The following passengers are
booked to leave by her: Mr.. and Mrs.
o. j. Wilson, Miss F. NJ. Wilson, Miss
Eva Stone, Vim Quen, wife, five chill
dren and servant, and 50 Chinese and
"a japanese steerage passengers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-14

On Saturday afternoon a grand luau
was given to Her Majesty the Queen by
the members of the Naua Society, at
Honuakaha, Punchbowl street. The
members of the society were all attired
in their uniform, and several dis
tinguished guests were present. During
the afternoon Her Excellency Govern
ess Ululani and Mrs. Kahalewai, on be-
half OF the society, presented Her Maj
esty with the Grand Cross of the Order
of Kalakaua, set in diamonds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-14
Steamer Time.

Our San Francisco correspondent
March 9th, writes: The railroad corpo-
rations are awakening to the necessity
for rapid transit across the continent
now that the Canadian Pacific is in the
field and will not enter the Continental
pool, or make any arrangement to pre-
vent competition. The overland time
to San Francisco will be reduced to five
days, beginning next Saturday, March
18th. The Australia is to leave San
Francisco III future on Tuesday, every
four weeks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-14
A New Invention.

A vacuum cleaning pan from the Ho-
nolulu Iron Works has lately been put
up at the Waiakea Sugar Mill, Hawaii.
1t has proved perfect success, working
in connection with the dOuble-effect.
The sugar made polarized 1913, and no
doubt will polarize still higher. The
sugar is the best ever made at Waiakea
Mill. 1t is cleaner, fuel is saved and
steam economical.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-14
Bark EhOElIa /



On February 26th54he relief steamer
Sir John Douglas@was dispatched from
Victoria, B. @., to the west coast of
Vancouver ISLAND to investigate a re-
ported wreck. She returned March Sd,
having Cd board Captain Rugg and
seventeen III the crew of the Hawaiian
bark Thomas r. Foster, who had been
given up as lost. Captain Rugg stated
that after the vessel LETT Esquimalt on
December 4, 1886, she encountered
heavy gales off Cape Flattery, and
sprung aleak on the 18th. The vessel
attempted to enter Neah Bay and Bar
clay Sound, but being met by heavy,
unfayorable gales, was unable to do So
On the l4th the leak increased, and on
the 18th, in the afternoon, there was
twelve feet OF water tn the hold The
Captain decided to run the vessel ashore
near Cape Cook, on the northern end OF
the island. Two boats were smashed in
launching. The third small boat, in
three trips, brought all up to the barren
shore without sufficient clothing and
only a box of crackers and thirty cans of
fruit and meat as food
They built tent with the old sails.
and for twenty days lived on
one cracker per day and what mussefs,
seaweed, gulls, etc, they could procure
Theyendured fearful hardships IN irving
to find an Indian camp At last ten
men on a raft reached an island and
next day, when sailing across the sound
discovered some Indian canoes. TT q
Indians took and cared for them, and
went back to camp for the balance E the
crew and kept them all for nin' DAVIS
Then Father Nicolaye, a CATH I;o rIio
sionary, found them and too , +bano +,
his post. He cared for then Indy fo
SIX weeks until the Dor r,os orrivod
which took them to San T ,.nDoisoo Nh.
crew saved nothing, an 1 had only tn,
clothes they stood in ,Itho,,,,b tho,
|'''' vi the coast, they wer
I lie Thomas K. FOste
tons, and was par
owned by Welch ~ &C., u7.o,,oisoc
,4'o was pult at Freeport, Maine
ohe We ars ago. The bark W.
-, $40" WIN $50 tons of coal, in wi
ie"er Co, Honolulu, had :
LII loss, on which the
ii-'u rance is estimated 2 IRE
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-14
Vance Fnnnd Chilly.

In the Police Court Saturday, w. FL.
Vance, late barkeeper at the Empire,
was charged with assaulting E. c. Mar
den with a pistol. The particulars of
the affair have already been reported in
the ADVERTISER. Vance was found
guilty, and sentenced to four months
imprisonment at hard labor, also fined
800. A. C. Smith for the defense.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-14
Rlne Ribbon Lea

The ..:z4 80 k$I>
g at 1919 sat
lspi' a.. D1,,o II -uruay even
"a ;es OF the DUO ALL under the
Sc largely attenoeon -ibbon League,
MIR. ruler and a great sue
4ress, but the ds to have made an
place. 1h' 4tev. J. A. Cruzan took
resident, a. =, Rev. II. H. Gowen. the
The voca' so addressed the audience.
and Lee solos by Miss Jennie Grieve
Mr.. II Lyman, and the violin solo by
CO Iarndley, were enthusiastically en-
red. Mrs. Cruzan and Miss Hall
each gave reading. At the conclusion
OF the programme eight persons took
the pledge.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-14
Valuable stock.

BY the Alameda were two fine thor
oughbred colts, owned by Mr.. j. K.
Newton of Sydney, en- route to the
States, where their owner intends racing
them. There was also on board two
1870 LIZ 4ho e. r,,o11n -c,i..c